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Aprilaire Automatic Whole-House Humidifiers.Pdf What You Should Look for in a Humidifier Automatic Whole-Home Humidifiers Aprilaire Humidifier Specifications Sq Minnesota Heating & Air Conditioning - Aprilaire Automatic Whole-House Humidifiers.pdf What you should look for in a humidifier Automatic Whole-Home Humidifiers Aprilaire Humidifier Specifications Sq. Ft. Area A. Unit Size (inches) Water Electrical Data (air changes/hr.) B. Plenum Opening (inches) Evap Rate Feed Rate Model 700*/700M** 1,050 loose house (2) A. 15-29/32W x 18H x 10-11/32D 0.75 gph 6 gph 120V-60Hz Powered Unit – 2,100 avg. house (1) B. 14-3/4W x 14-5/16H 0.8 AMP Built-in fan that pulls 4,200 tight house (1/2) heated air directly from the furnace. Model 600*/600M** 1,000 loose house (2) A. 15-3/8W x 15-3/4H x 10-1/4D 0.70 gph 3 gph 24V-60Hz CONTINUOUS AUTOMATIC CONTROL – 24/7 Bypass Unit – Uses 2,000 avg. house (1) 6” dia. round opening 0.5 AMP 1 the furnace blower to 4,000 tight house (1/2) B. 10W x 12-3/4H The optimum levels of relative humidity in your home move air through a Cure indoor dryness Water Panel.® fluctuate with the changes in outdoor temperature. An Model 400*/400M** 1,000 loose house (2) A. 15-3/8W x 15-3/4H x 10-1/4D 0.70 gph N/A 24V-60Hz Aprilaire automatic humidifier continually monitors and Bypass Unit – Uses 2,000 avg. house (1) 6” dia. round opening 0.5 AMP 100% of water and 4,000 tight house (1/2) B. 10W x 12-3/4H and get the very best responds to both outdoor temperatures and indoor evaporative ^NOTE: Heat pumps – Model 400 can be installed in heat pump applications. However, due to the fact that heat pumps deliver lower temperature air to relative humidity, delivering optimum levels of humidity technology that the home than gas furnaces, evaporation will be approximately 60 % of rated capacity. (With other Aprilaire models hot water can be used instead of cold eliminates the need to maximize evaporation. However, due to the nature of the wicking water panel in the Model 400 hot water provides no extra benefit.) As such, your throughout your home. You never have to monitor your dealer will need to take the size and age of your home into consideration to ensure the Model 400 will provide satisfactory comfort and protection through for a drain. adequate humidification. whole-home comfort. settings or wait until you feel uncomfortable. The Model 500*/500M** 750 loose house (2) A. 15-5/8W x 13H x 10-1/4D 0.50 gph 3 gph 24V-60Hz Economy Unit – 1,500 avg. house (1) 6” dia. round opening 0.5 AMP automatic set-it-and-forget-it control keeps your home’s Designed for smaller 3,000 tight house (1/2) B. 9-1/2W x 9-1/2H humidity level exactly where you want it. homes. 1,100 loose house (2) A. 13-3/4W x 12-3/4H x 12-1/2D** 0.50 gph 6 gph 120V-60Hz Model 350/360 Self-contained 2,250 avg. house (1) Note: Model 350 is 15D 0.7 AMP Humidifiers – Designed 4,500 tight house (1/2) B. N/A Note: Model 350 is to bring all the benefits 0.9 AMP of Aprilaire humidification to homes with radiators 2 WHOLE-HOME CAPACITY or baseboard heat. Model 350/360 An installed whole-home humidifier adds Self-contained * = Automatic Digital Control (shown) the right amount of soothing moisture to Humidifiers **M = Manual Control For those rare occurrences where an automatic control is not practical, Aprilaire digital control can be installed in manual mode, while still delivering the your entire home. To achieve the same accuracy and information you need for optimum performance. effect with a portable unit, you would need Warranty – All Aprilaire models are warranted for five (5) years from date of installation for parts. Heat Pumps – Plumbing the humidifier to hot water is recommended on all heat pump installations or if it is installed to operate independently of a call for heat. (See ^NOTE for Model 400) to place one in every room of your house. Bypass humidifiers can be installed on the supply or return plenum. APRILAIRE WHOLE-HOME PORTABLE UNITS HUMIDIFIER Aprilaire offers a full line of comfort accessories that improve indoor air quality throughout your home. For over 60 years, we’ve developed best-in-class innovations 3 MINIMAL MAINTENANCE, TOTAL CONVENIENCE for the ultimate in quality, performance, reliability and sustainability, including: To maintain the performance of a portable unit, you must continually monitor the tank levels and clean and fill them regularly. TM A whole-home system is installed out of your living space as part of your heating system, providing quiet operation without Humidifiers, Dehumidifiers, Air Cleaners, Zoned Comfort Control , Thermostats and Ventilation. the messy tank. And, Aprilaire’s Automatic Digital Control provides all of the information necessary for easy maintenance. There’s no need to experience the discomfort, health problems or damage to your home and furnishings caused by air that is too dry. Install an Aprilaire whole-home humidifier with Automatic Digital Control and you’ll never worry about proper humidity levels in your home again. The bottom line.... whole home + automatic digital control = peace of mind. Form No. 186 5.09 Printed in USA P.O. Box 1467 Madison, WI 53701-1467 www.aprilaire.com © 2009 Research Products Corporation www.aprilaire.com 800-334-6011 • fax: 608-257-4357 Minnesota Heating & Air Conditioning - Aprilaire Automatic Whole-House Humidifiers.pdf Every home needs a humidifier. Trust your comfort—and your home—to Aprilaire. Get information no other humidifier delivers Digital control provides more accuracy Professionally Installed…Designed and Engineered for Unsurpassed Performance. and information—exclusively from Aprilaire Humidified Air (Vapor) The air inside your home is drier than you think. Aprilaire Humidifiers provide Automatically delivers proper amounts of humidity regardless of temperature or conditions – 24/7 Duct humidity in the form of pure water Water Supply Heating your home dries out the air. The resulting dry air absorbs moisture from vapor to prevent minerals from Water DIGITAL CONTROL PANEL entering the air stream. Distribution Tray you and everything inside your home. Even newer, tighter built homes will DELIVERS PEACE OF MIND Water is supplied to the distribution succumb to the negative effects of air that is too dry. Get all of the information you tray and flows evenly across the need at a glance. Water Panel®. Heat from the heating Trust Aprilaire, the industry leader in whole-home Drain system causes the water to evaporate. Know your humidifiers. Since 1954, millions of Aprilaire humidifiers Properly humidified air (vapor) is Water relative humidity. ® have been installed to maintain comfortable, healthy then distributed throughout your Panel Backlit display provides the Forced Air Heat homes during the long, cold days of winter. entire home. Dry Air current humidity level in your home. Install an Aprilaire whole-home humidifier today Know when your system is running. IRRITATION AND UNHEALTHY AIR: HOME DAMAGE: HIGHER ENERGY COSTS: —enjoy unparalleled comfort tonight! The green light clearly shows that Know when to DISCOMFORT: Viruses thrive in low humidity When heated air isn’t Dry air robs the moisture PROVIDE TOTAL comfort Preserve YOUR HOME AND FURNISHINGS your humidifier is up, running and replace the water panel. Know immediately when conditions and can actually properly humidified, it from your skin, making you service is needed. When you heat your Proper humidity eliminates the irritations and annoyances of Your home and its furnishings make up what is likely your largest protecting your home, comfort The “smart” feature measures causes walls and ceilings feel colder, which means The red light indicates that service home, indoor humidity increase the likelihood of excessively dry air. Aprilaire whole-home humidifiers provide investment. By providing constant humidity control, Aprilaire and health. usage of your water panel, and is needed, while the digital display levels fall below the getting colds, flu and other to crack and wood floors you turn up the heat. Dry maximum comfort throughout your entire home—every hour, humidifiers help to keep them in good condition, maintaining lets you know when it’s time provides the service code that your optimum range. This upper respiratory ailments. and trim to separate. air also shrinks the framing every day, all season long, without the mess and inconvenience for replacement. their value and extending their life. contractor can use to isolate the causes you to experience The American Society of Expensive musical around doors and windows, of portables. cause, saving time and money. the discomforts of too dry Otolaryngology advises instruments can go out resulting in gaps that let in SAVE MONEY ON energy BILLS itchy skin, annoying static the importance of preventing of tune and electronic cold air from the outside, HELP PROTECT YOUR FAMILY’S health An Aprilaire whole-home humidifier allows you to feel warmer shocks and being “too cold” an overly dry environment equipment can fall victim making your home less Proper humidity is key to staying healthy in winter. By at lower thermostat settings. The U.S. Environmental Protection at normal temperatures. because it significantly to static electric charges, energy efficient. Get green keeping your sinuses and airways moist, you reduce the Agency reports that you can save up to 4% on your heating bill increases susceptibility requiring expensive repair with greater comfort potential for bacteria and viruses to enter your body. Aprilaire for every degree you lower your thermostat. to infection. or replacement. humidifiers are proven most effective at providing optimum from Aprilaire levels of humidity.
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